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Day 1 Programme - The Future of Oconcolgy

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Thursday 16th April 2026

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The Crowne Plaza, Birmingham, B1 1HH

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For ACP Member Resident Doctors & ST6+ only

0900 - 0955                Registration and networking

1000 - 1130                Session 1: Future of Oncology – Artificial Intelligence                                    

  • AI in cancer radiology
    - Dr Kieran Zucker
     
  • AI in histopathology
    - Professor David Snead, Professor and Consultant Pathologist and Director Histofy Ltd, UHCW NHS Trust Coventry
     
  • AI in Genomics
    - Professor Andrew BeggsProfessor of Cancer Genetics & Surgery, University of Birmingham

1130 – 1200               Coffee break, networking and exhibition

1200 - 1315               Session 2: Future of Oncology – Empowering Patient Involvement in Cancer Care & Trials

  • Patient reported outcome measures
    Professor Galina Velikova
     
  • Digital prehabilitation and wearable technology
    Dr Rebecca Allam CEO and co-founder PreActiv. SpR Haematology (Bristol)
  • NOTCH
    - Dr Alfred So, Medical Oncology Registrar, Barts Health NHS Trust; NOTCH Chair, NOTCH

1315 - 1405               Lunch, networking and exhibition

1405 - 1530               Session 3: Future of Oncology – New and Emerging Drugs                                    

  • ADCs – Current practice and toxicity management
    Dr Rebecca Bowen Consultant Medical Oncologist, Royal United Hospital Bath
     
  • Future Horizons in ADCs 
    - Dr Michael Flynn Consultant Medical Oncologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
     
  • Novel immunotherapies – BiTE, IMTACCs
    Professor Fiona Thistlethwaite-Christie Consultant Medical Oncologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
     

1530 - 1600               Coffee break, networking and exhibition

1600 - 1700               Session 4: Future of Oncology – Securing a Sustainable Future      

  • Sustainability in Oncology
    - Dr Sarah Briggs  NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer, Oxford University
     
  • Introduction to Sustainability in the Curriculum
    Dr Sara Lightowlers Specialist Registrar in Clinical Oncology, North West Anglia Foundation Trust

1700 - 17:10             Movement Break

1710 - 1810              Session 5: ACP Residents in Medical Oncology

  • ACP Training Results and Recommendations
  • ACP McElwain Prize
  • ACP President's Prize

1810                          Close

 

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